Toggle-locking follower-holder.



F. W. T. KLAUSING @L W. C. TACKABERRY.

TOGGLE LOCKING FOLLOW'ER HOLDER.

APPLICATION HLED ocT.22. 1915.

1,2% ,23. Patented Sept. 18, 1917.

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W/T/Vsslm, i A n W MV as. Vm g. f fmz f -Mfm FRANK W. THEODORE KLAUSING, 0F LAKEWOOD, AND WILLOUGHBY C. TACKABERRY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

TOGGLE-LOCKING FOLLOWER-I-IOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 18, 1917.

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Be it -known that we, FRANK W. 'IHnononn KLAUsING and I/VILLOUGHBY C. TACKA- nnmzr, both citizens of the United States, residing, respectively, at 1589 Lauderdale avenue, Lakewood, Ohio, and 7312 Clinton street, Cleveland, Ohio, both in the county of Cuyahoga, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toggle-Locking Follower- Holders, for Use with Trunks and other -Vl/ardrObeS, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to holders for the clothes or other contents of trunks or other wardrobes, and particularly relates to eflicient means for locking a follower or frame against the clothes so as to retain the same rigidly and yet conveniently allow for the varying amount of contents of the trunk at different periods.

The annexed drawing` and thefollowing description set forth in detail certain means embodying our invention, the disclosed means, however, constituting but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be employed.

In said annexed drawing Figure No. l shows a boss plate of any suitable metal, a pair of which are intended to be aflixed to the opposite inside walls of a trunk or other wardrobe; Fig. No. 2 represents a notched plate of any suitable metal intended to be complementary to and fit upon the boss plate and provided with guiding grooves hereinafter more fully described; F ig. No. 3 represents the two plates assembled, showing the locked and unlocked positions and the actuating toggle locking member; Fig. No. l represents an end view; and Fig. No. 5 shows the toggle locking follower holder in position in a wardrobe trunk of ordinary design.

Referring to the annexed drawing, the boss plate isfprovided with a top flange c, said plate being adapted to be attached t0 the inside wall of a trunk by pins z', so that said flange extends inwardly. A complementary movable plate provided with an inwardly extendingand upwardly extending flange in which are formed notches and teeth Z; is adapted to be movable with reference to the boss-plate to-which it is attached by means of the pins a fixed to said bossplate and adapted to register with the grooves c, d, formed in the complementary plate, as can be plainly seen in Fig. No. 2. There are a plurality of these teeth b and vlocking means is intended to be supported therein upon a pair of the complementary plates, such locking means being a rod 7c, Fig. No. 5, for instance. The actuation of the complementary sliding plate and the consequent locking of the clothes or other' trunk contents through the medium of the rod 7c, is effected by a toggle locking member, the elements of the same comprising a link z4 thereof consisting of a straight portion and a curved handle, and a second straight link g, the latter being pivoted to the sliding plate and to the first-named link by pins f, said first-named link being also pivoted upon the front pin a connecting the boss and complementary plates. It is evident from the above description and the accompanying drawing that the actuation of the handle h will effect the forward and backward movement of the complementary sliding plate through the medium of the aforementioned connections, the toggle locking member and the grooves c and d.

Our improved holder is intended to be used in pairs, as before mentioned, and the adjustable rod la is intended to bear upon or release any conventional clothes holder, such as the frame l.

Our improved device provides simple means for the purposes stated, is very effective, located conveniently in the wardrobe with reference to its contents, and very adjustable as to the amount of said contents.

What we claim is l. In a toggle-locking follower holder, the combination of a fixed plate; a complementary plate movable relatively thereto; a guide in said latter plate; a pin secured to said fixed plate and adapted to register with said guide; a toggle-locking member pivoted to said movable plate and to said pin; and holding means supported by said movable plate.

2. In a toggle-locking follower holder,

eonlplementary plate and to said rst-named lin 1 3. ln a toggle-locking follower holder,- the combination of a pair of plates intended" to 5 be afxed to the oppositeinside walls .of

a trunk or other Wardrobe; a pair of oomplementary plates provided with ,guiplino' means; means, such as pins, affixed to sait first-named plates and .adapted to regis- 10l ter with said guiding means, respectively;

holding means adjustably supported by said complementary plates;l and toggle-looking Witnesses QFJDQWNJSS,

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